Management and Leadership Studies Program (MLP)

LMU's program in Management and Leadership Studies is designed for working adults who want to obtain a bachelor's degree. By integrating your career and workplace experiences with the study of business, you'll earn a degree that is relevant to your workplace needs and that allows you to focus directly on developing the skills you need to assume management and leadership roles.

Degree Offered

Admission Requirements

Request all official transcripts from accredited institutions you have attended to be sent to the LMU Admissions Office

Upon your admission to the University, you will be contacted about the admission process to the Management and Leadership Studies Program which entails:

Admission to LMU

Completing at least 60 semester credit hours from a post-secondary institution as evidenced by official transcripts sent directly from the college or university to the Admissions Office

Having earned a grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 on all academic work completed

Completing at least 26 semester credit hours of the General Education Core Curriculum for the MLP

Submitting two letters of recommendation - one character reference and one employer reference

Providing a writing sample (a minimum of two pages) to the MLP director that includes a self-analysis and the purpose and goals for participating in the MLP

Completing a personal interview with an MLP advisor; and

Paying a $100 admission fee (applied to tuition) to reserve space in the designated cohort group (non-refundable and non-transferable)

Special Features

Utilizing a comprehensive business curriculum, the MLP consists of 17 classes (54 hours of study) that can be completed over the course of 4 semesters.

The MLP classes are designed to provide a focused, intensive educational experience structured around a rigorous management and leadership business function core.

Locations

The LMU School of Business offers the Bachelor of Science degree designed specifically for working adults at four convenient locations. The Management and Leadership Studies Program (MLP) is offered at LMU-Cedar Bluff, as well as Walters State Community College in Sevierville, Tennessee Walters State Community College in Morristown and Middlesboro, Kentucky on the campus of Southeast Kentucky community and Technical College.

The convenient course schedule allows you to take evening classes with other working adult students. The courses within the program make use of a variety of real world exercises and activities intended to integrate students’ business/organizational work experiences with their core MLP classes.

Core Curriculum

Term #1 Fall 2014

MLS 303

Team Leadership- 3 credits- 8 weeks

MLS 308

Communicating in Business with Technology – 4 credits – 8 weeks

MLS 270

Business Statistics – 3 credits – 8 weeks

MLS 330

Principles of Management – 3 credits – 8 weeks

Total Credits= 13 Credits- 16 weeks

Term #2- Spring 2015

MLS 300

Operations Management – 3 credits – 8 weeks

MLS 301

Lincoln’s Legacy – 3 credits – 8 weeks

MLS 307

Survey of Economics – 3 credits – 8 weeks

MLS 410

Project Management – 4 credits – 8 weeks

Total Credits= 13 Credits- 16 Weeks

Term #3- Fall 2015

MLS 394

Accounting for Managers- 3 Credits- 8 weeks

MLS 309

International Business – 3 credit

MLS 305

Business Issues & Trends – 3 credits – 8 weeks

MLS 430

Marketing Management – 3 credits – 8 weeks

MLS 400

Human Resource Management – 3 credits – 8 weeks

Total Credits= 15 Credits- 16 Weeks

Term #4- Spring 2016

MLS 304

Ethical Leadership – 3 credits – 8 weeks

MLS 420

Finance for Managers – 3 credits

*MLS 405

Legal Environment in Business – 3 credits

MLS 440

Business Strategy in a Global Environment – 4 credits

Total Credits= 13 Credits- 16 Weeks

Overall Credit Hours= 54

*Elective class - MLS 498 – Internship in Business – 3 credits – May be repeated to a total of 6 credit hours applicable to program and/or degree requirements. Prerequisite: Approval of chair.

Curriculum Information

Students who have earned an Associates of Art (AA) or Associates of Science (AS) degree from a SAC’s Accredited Tennessee or Kentucky institution will have completed all General Education core requirements set forth by Lincoln Memorial University as a component of the Tennessee Transfer Pathway Program as approved by the University spring 2012.
A baccalaureate degree from LMU requires 128 hours. To meet this requirement, student hours may come from a combination of the following:

Transferable college credit hours

Special credit, which includes Prior Learning Portfolio

Credit by Examination

LMU MLP core curriculum

Military Credit

Career Opportunities

The MLP provides its graduates with the opportunity to continue their education and enhance their careers. Our graduates are prepared to serve as managers and leaders in business, education and government.